atripp6120
Chirping
Hi everyone,
I have a four month old pullet that I noticed was struggling to walk forward. I brought her inside to isolate her. I have been giving her rooster booster for about five days, directly from a syringe once a day and in her water, along with regular feed and an egg daily. She has not improved. At this point, she is hardly standing or walking at all, and when she does, its mostly backward. She is sitting on her actual butt, where her vent is with her legs in front of her. Other than the walking, she is acting completely normal. She's eating, drinking, she just began clucking a day ago, but still peeps as well. She's alert and curious. She's pooping normally. I have checked her poop for blood, worms etc, and it all looks normal. Its not runny or anything, still just normal, healthy looking chicken poo. I try to take her outside when I can, but I keep her in my high tunnel to peck around. She can still see the other chickens but isn't in contact with them in case she has something that is possibly contagious. I have four other pullets that I got at the same time as her that have no problems. The older chickens aren't having any issues either. She still flaps her wings and tries to walk around. She doesn't grip my finger when I put it under her toes. I've been trying to work her legs as if she were riding a bicycle, just trying to keep them moving and to maintain some sort of mobility and strength. I'm not sure what else to do or how to help her. Any advice would be appreciated.
Im trying to upload a video, but I can't seem to. If I figure that out, I'll add it to my post.
Thanks everyone!
I have a four month old pullet that I noticed was struggling to walk forward. I brought her inside to isolate her. I have been giving her rooster booster for about five days, directly from a syringe once a day and in her water, along with regular feed and an egg daily. She has not improved. At this point, she is hardly standing or walking at all, and when she does, its mostly backward. She is sitting on her actual butt, where her vent is with her legs in front of her. Other than the walking, she is acting completely normal. She's eating, drinking, she just began clucking a day ago, but still peeps as well. She's alert and curious. She's pooping normally. I have checked her poop for blood, worms etc, and it all looks normal. Its not runny or anything, still just normal, healthy looking chicken poo. I try to take her outside when I can, but I keep her in my high tunnel to peck around. She can still see the other chickens but isn't in contact with them in case she has something that is possibly contagious. I have four other pullets that I got at the same time as her that have no problems. The older chickens aren't having any issues either. She still flaps her wings and tries to walk around. She doesn't grip my finger when I put it under her toes. I've been trying to work her legs as if she were riding a bicycle, just trying to keep them moving and to maintain some sort of mobility and strength. I'm not sure what else to do or how to help her. Any advice would be appreciated.
Im trying to upload a video, but I can't seem to. If I figure that out, I'll add it to my post.
Thanks everyone!
